Wilton man charged with DUI following crash, and other Wilton police reports

By TOM EVANS Villager Staff Writer

Published 5:24 am, Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Wednesday, Dec. 30

WILTON — An Atlanta woman attempted to fraudulently use a debit card in a bank transaction at the Chase Bank at 33 Old Ridgefield Road at approximately 5 p.m. and was arrested following an on-scene investigation, a police spokesman said.

Manns could not post the $20,000 bond and was arraigned at Norwalk Superior Court on Dec. 31.

According to police, officers responded to a call from that Chase Bank branch for the report of a female attempting to use a debit card in a fraudulent bank transaction, and she gave the officers a different name when they contacted her at the scene.

When Manns was taken into custody and brought back to Wilton Police Headquarters, and was told she was to be searched by a female officer, Manns disclosed she had two more cards on her — a fake Florida identification card and another Visa bank card attached to a Florida identity that was also fake, police said.

Manns had no connection to Wilton and apparently was just traveling through this area, and there was no indication of a criminal history for Manns, police said.

WILTON — A pair of prescription bifocal sunglasses were found at the playground at Merwin Meadows Park sometime last week and turned in at Wilton Police Headquarters at approximately 10:30 a.m., a police spokesman said.

Anyone wishing to claim the sunglasses should call the Wilton Police Department at (203) 834-6260, describe the item and claim it.

Thursday, Dec. 31

WILTON — A young man from Ridgefield got in more trouble after leaving a one-vehicle accident just before 8 a.m. on Pelham Lane, a police spokesman said.

Mauldin was released on a promise to appear in Norwalk Superior Court on Jan. 12.

According to police, Mauldin apparently slid on the roadway in his 2002 Audi A6, then overcorrected and ended up striking a tree off the right side of the roadway before coming to rest.

Mauldin had told his father he was coming home between 5:30 and 6 a.m., but he later told officers his cell phone was broken, police said.

A third party alerted Wilton police to the accident, and Mauldin and his father returned to the scene at approximately the same time as Wilton officers, and Mauldin tested negative for alcohol, police said.

Apparently Mauldin had recently purchased the A6 and had not yet registered the vehicle, and had put license plates from a family vehicle that was registered — a practice that is illegal, police said.

Friday, Jan. 1

WILTON — A belligerent attitude didn’t help a Wilton man after blowing through a stop sign at Drum Hill Road and Ridgefield Road just after 3 a.m., a police spokesman said.

Erich Rayment, 39, of 66 Borglum Road, was charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, having no insurance, failure to drive in the proper lane, failure to carry registration and insurance, and failure to obey a stop sign.

Rayment was released on a promise to appear in Norwalk Superior Court on Jan. 11.

According to police, officers responded to the area of Drum Hill Road and Ridgefield Road on the report of a motor vehicle accident, and upon arrival officers found a 2015 white Porsche Cayenne that crashed into a stone wall across from the intersection of those two streets.

After speaking to the operator of the Cayenne, Rayment, he failed Standard Field Sobriety Tests and was taken into custody for the aforementioned crimes, police said.

During his interactions with Wilton officers, Rayment was uncooperative and gave few details of the crash, and while at police headquarters Rayment continued to be argumentative, refusing to take a Breathalyzer test, police said.

Rayment’s wife was in the Cayenne when it went through the stop sign at Drum Hill Road, crossing Ridgefield Road before it struck the stone wall off the right side of the roadway, police said.

Monday, Jan. 4

WILTON — A Wilton woman incurred an infraction ticket for her part in a two-vehicle accident on Danbury Road near Deerfield Road at approximately 6:30 p.m., a police spokesman said.

Katrina E. Rusin, 47, of 30 Hollow Tree Place, was issued an infraction ticket for failure to yield the right of way from a private drive.

According to police, Rusin’s 2013 white Chevrolet K1500 pulled out onto Danbury Road from the driveway of 225 Danbury Road — just north of Deerfield Road — and as the K1500 pulled out perpendicular to traffic, a 2004 gray Acura TL sedan, driven by Yasnia Ortega Perez, 27, of 135 Belknap Ave., Yonkers, New York, struck the side of the K1500 while Perez was traveling south on Danbury Road.

Perez complained of tightness in her neck and was subsequently transported to Norwalk Hospital by Wilton EMS, and the TL was towed to Wilton Auto Body due to disabling damage from the collision, police said.

Rusin was not injured, and the K1500 sustained only minor damage, police said.

Tuesday, Jan. 5

WILTON — Erratic driving led to more problems for a Ridgefield woman just after midnight on Ridgefield Road at Belden Hill Road, a police spokesman said.

Laura Elizabeth Azzara, 20, of 145 Ledges Road, was issued infraction tickets for possession of less than a half-ounce of marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

According to police, Azzara’s 2008 Subaru Impreza was stopped for swerving to the left and over the double yellow line on Ridgefield Road, and upon stopping the Impreza the officer detected the odor of marijuana emanating from the vehicle, which led to a search and the discovery of a small amount of marijuana, smoking pipes, and a grinder.